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C. G. DAVISON. GOLLAPSIBLE BONNET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1913 1,096,415. Patented May12,1914.

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CORA. G. DAVISON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

COLLABSIBLE BONNET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1914.

Application filed March 21, 1913. Serial No. 756,012.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Come G. DAVISON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county ofDenver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Collapsible Bonnets, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to a ladys head covering primarily constructed toafford partial collapse thereof when not in use, and capable withoutchange of being used in distinctive styles of head covering.

The main object of the invention is the provision of a head coveringwhich is capable of being extended from normal collapsed condition foruse as a bonnet like head covering, or for use in such collapsedcondition in the turban style of head covering.

A further object of the invention is the construction and arrangement ofparts so that in use of the head covering as a bonnet it may be extendedto any degree and thereby partially or wholly cover the head as may befound desirable in the particular conditions under which it is used.

The invention in its preferred form of details will be described in thefollowing specification, reference being had particularly to theaccompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the use of the improved headcovering as a bon net in fully extended form. Fig. 2 is a rear view.Fig. 3 is a broken sectional view illustrating the construction. Fig. fis a view of one of the forming strips.

In forming the improved head covering I use a section of fabric of thedesired texture and color and form therein a series of longitudinallyextending parallel tucks or pockets 1, all arranged on one side of thefabric and preferably equally spaced apart. Threaded through thesepockets are forming members 2 preferably bowed strips or sections ofratan. From that edge of the fabric forming the rear of the headcovering the forming members gradually increase in size, that is theforming member engaging the rearmost pocket is of the smallest sizewhile the next several members gradually increz se in size. Throughoutthe central portion of the fabric strip the forming members arepractically of uniform size and then gradually decrease in size towardthe front edge of the fabric. The length of the fabric strip materiallyexceeds the similar dimenscribed the material. intermediate the membersis formed into a series of irregular folds, simulating shirring. Fabricintermcdiatc the members is then fixed in this irregular foldedcondition by a line of stitching 2-3, which stitching extends throughoutthe length of the strip intermediate the members except between a few ofthe different sized members at the rear edge of the fabric.

In arranging the members at the rear edge of the fabric 1' provide eachsuccessive member as much larger than the preceding member as isapproximately the width of fabric between the pockets receiving thesemembers. By this construction the rearmost ITlOlllbPIS, of which, whilethree are shown there may be any number, maintain that section of thefabric included between said members in practically flat condition,forming a partial rear wall for the head covering, the fabric at thelower ends of said members being united to complete said rear wall'fOlll'ltllllOI]. A panel 4, preferably of similar fabric is thensecured to the main fabric within the smallest or rearmost form-- ingmember, thus completing the rear wall. Beyond the members so securedtogether at their lower ends, the remaining members are not united attheir lower ends, but the edge of the fabric is hemmed or otherwisefinished. The edge of the fabric beyond the forming member at theextreme forward portion is preferably provided with an ornamental strip5, though this is not essential, and ordinary ribbon strings 6 may beattached to the lower ends of said forward edge, to serve in securingthe head. covering in place.

By reason of the fact that the lines of stitching are of less lengththan the adjacent loowed strips, it is obvious that said lines ofstitching 3 continually exert a tendcncy to draw said bowed stripstogether or toward each other. By this arrangement the head coveringwhen not in use will assume a comparatively flat or collapsed condition,and by virtue of this it is obvious that in the use of the head coveringin the style shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, said covering may beextended to partially cover the head, or to completely cover the head,wholly at the will of the wearer. Hence in this use the improved headcovering is adaptable for a great variety of purposes,

receive the head, while the back of the covering in the bonnet stylebecomes the top of the turban style.

By reason of the collapsible feature of the head covering it is adaptedfor many uses of a social nature as but little room is occupied by thecovering when not in use, and hence it may be easily and readily storedor held in the lap, as at the theater, without inconvenience.

It is of course to be understood that I contemplate constructing thehead covering of any suitable fabric, or of one or more fabrics, andalso consider any possible ornamentation as within the spirit of myinvention.

What is claimed is 1. A head covering including a fabric sec tion havingside and rear portions formed to provide spaced pockets, flexibleforming members of bowed outline seated in said pockets, the materialintermediate the members in the side portion being provided with a lineof stitching of less length than the similar dimension of the adjacentforming members and tending to draw said members into contact, theforming members in the rear portion of the fabric section being ofsuccessively increasing size toward the front of the fabric.

2. A head covering including a fabric section having side and rearportions formed to provide spaced pockets, flexible forming members ofbowed outline seated in said pockets, the material intermediate the mem-Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

